The Forum at Brookside

Eligibility

General

Eligible Kentucky adults who are aged, blind or disabled, meet the applicable financial and technical rules, need a full-time qualifying living arrangement and have insufficient income for the payment standard.

KY specifics

Personal/family care home and caretaker categories require age 18 or older. Eligibility and payment depend on the specific category.

What it provides

• Supplemental payments for qualifying personal care homes; family care homes or approved caretaker arrangements; separate criteria govern community integration supplementation.

Eligibility

General

People age 65 or older or with a physical disability who meet Kentucky Medicaid and HCB waiver functional requirements.

KY specifics

Service approval is based on assessed needs and current waiver policy; no flat daily hours are established.

What it provides

• Authorized supports such as adult day health; personal care; respite and other HCB waiver services.

Eligibility

General

Kentucky residents with qualifying disabilities seeking supports for community living, under Hart-Supported Living eligibility rules.

KY specifics

The program supports integrated living and individual control; segregated or certain congregate models are excluded.

What it provides

• Approved grants for supports that promote community living; independence and inclusion.

Eligibility

General

Age 60 or older with the stated ADL/IADL limitations and institutional-care risk, or able to leave an institution for home with support.

What it provides

• Coordinated home supports for daily needs; according to assessment and program authorization.

Eligibility

General

Adult family or informal caregivers of adults age 60 or older or people of any age with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. The federal program also supports specified older-relative caregiver categories.

What it provides

• Caregiver information and access assistance; counseling and training; support groups; respite and limited supplemental services under the federal caregiver-support framework.

Eligibility

General

Grandparents who are primary caregivers of a grandchild age 18 or younger living in the same home; the child's parents must not reside in the household.

KY specifics

This is a grandparent-caregiver program, not a general elder-care grant.

What it provides

• Information; support groups; counseling and training; eligible participants may receive grants or vouchers for approved child-related expenses.

Eligibility

General

Older adults or people with qualifying disabilities who have lived in a nursing facility at least 60 days, meet Medicaid requirements, receive Medicaid-paid services at least one day before referral and can live in the community with support. Some stay exclusions apply.

What it provides

• Transition planning; help locating affordable housing and connections to approved community supports and Medicaid waiver services.

Eligibility

General

Adults age 18 or older with qualifying severe physical disability, including the statutory functional loss of two or more limbs, who need at least 14 hours of assistance weekly or a nighttime attendant to avoid inappropriate institutional placement. Assessment, financial rules and ability to manage attendants apply.

KY specifics

The Commonwealth resource directory explicitly lists all counties. Actual service authorization depends on assessment and funding.

What it provides

• A subsidy for approved personal attendant services in a non-institutional setting; subject to available funding.

Eligibility

General

Medicare beneficiaries meeting the applicable state Medicare Savings Program eligibility rules.

KY specifics

Applications are administered by the state Medicaid program.

What it provides

• Assistance with Medicare premiums and; for qualified QMB beneficiaries; Medicare-covered deductibles and coinsurance. The qualifying category determines which costs are paid.